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rubbs you mention are not to be smoothed by an arbitrary 

 hand, they should be first mollifyed by submission. I saw 

 & felt so much zeal for conciliatory measures that I craved 

 your's & the worthy Doctor's assistance in order to render it 

 general ; the opportunity seemed critical & favourable ; it 

 may not return ; I will still wish that it may not be lost. 

 One can't foresee what dispositions or what men may come 

 next. If all intentions can be made similar to those which 

 prevailed yesterday I shall be happy to see you again on the 

 same business. On any, you will ever meet, where I am, 

 with unalterable esteem : pray assure Dr. Fothergill of the 

 same. HYDE. 



[Endorsed in H. Gurney's hand, " Lord Hyde, Feb. 4th, 

 1775, appearing to open the Commission to D. B. & Dr. Fothergill 

 to meet Frankleyn " : the letter, however, belongs to a later 

 period.] 



VI. [DR. J. FOTHERGILL TO LORD DARTMOUTH] 



[Feb. 6th, 1775.] 



[For the text see Chapter XXVI. The letter intimates the 

 failure of the negotiation. It is in rough draft : the earlier part 

 in Barclay's hand, the rest in another hand : a good many 

 corrections : evidently the wording had been the subject of 

 discussion. Endorsed in Barclay's hand : " Dr. F. to L/} D. 

 6th 2/ mo. 75. copy."] 



VII. A PLAN, WHICH, ITS BELIEVED, WOULD PRODUCE A 



PERMANENT UNION BETWEEN GT. BRITAIN & HER 



COLONIES 



[Feb. i6th, 1775.] 



ist. The Tea distroy'd to be paid for : And in order that no 

 time may be lost to begin the desireable Work of 

 Conciliation, it is proposed that the Agent or Agents, 

 in a petition to the King shd: engage that the Tea 

 distroy'd shall be paid for, & in consequence of that 

 Engagement, a Commissioner to have Authority by a 

 Clause in an Act of Parliament, to open the Port (by 

 a Suspension of the Boston Port Act) as soon as that 

 Engagement shall have been complyed with. 



2d. The Tea Duty Act to be repealed, as well for the Ad- 

 vantage of Gt. Britain as the Colonies. 



3d. Castle William to be restor'd to the Province of the 

 Massachusets Bay, as formerly, before it was deliver'd 

 up by Govr. Hutchison. 



